Japanese
- noun
- /ˌdʒæpəˈniːz/
- The Japanese often celebrate cherry blossom season with festivals and picnics.
- Most Japanese
- Europeans and Japanese
- the Japanese during World War II
He was blind to it until the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.
- He was blind to it until the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.
- It's new to many Americans and not that the Japanese do this all the time.
- We had to be sure that those Japanese ain't fucking double agents.
Examples
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While the war rages on in Europe, the Japanese are on the march.
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They call themselves Nadeshko from the Japanese Women's World Cup soccer team.
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The Japanese are here in a big way.
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"A man without children," a Japanese told me one day, "never knows the Ah of things."
Academic text (1991) -
Do you expect the Japanese would give us instruments?
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How did your friendship with the Japanese begin?
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You know, the Japanese made that motorcycle.
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The Japanese have searched for us since the message.
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And I want to convey that feeling to the Japanese viewers as well.
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So she is a Japanese woman haiku master.
Synonyms
A person from Japan
Compounds
A small tree or shrub from Japan with delicate, deeply cut leaves that turn bright colors in autumn
A war between Russia and Japan from 1904 to 1905 that gave Japan control of Korea and northeast China
A war between China and Japan from 1894 to 1895 over control of Korea ending in a Japanese victory
A war between China and Japan over control of Korea that ended in a Japanese victory
- Specialized
A Japanese garden plant people grow for large bright multicolored flowers and pretty leaves
A group of over three thousand islands off the east coast of Asia that make up Japan
A shrub with wide evergreen leaves and hanging groups of white flowers grown in gardens
A small Asian plant with clover-like leaves used to cover soil and feed animals
A small tree or shrub that loses its leaves, with prickly stems and big leaves often grown in gardens
A climbing plant with bright orange-yellow berries and red skin around the seeds, grown for gardens
A Japanese pine with long needles in pairs often grown in gardens and for bonsai that resists salt and pollution
A climbing plant with sweet-smelling white flowers that turn yellow and spread quickly
A medium-sized tree from Japan with broad leaves and fragrant pale flowers often planted in gardens
A tall plant with large colorful flowers, usually purple or white, that grows near water
A climbing plant with leaves that have three parts and purple berries grown for decoration
A grass used for lawns in Japan, China, and warm parts of the United States
A tree with dark green divided leaves and clusters of creamy-white fragrant flowers
A pine tree from Japan and Korea that has a wide, uneven top and is grown for its looks
A small tree or bush that loses its leaves and has fragrant white bell-shaped flowers
A small toy dog from Japan that has a silky black-and-white or red-and-white coat
- Jargon
A wrestling hold where a person's arms cross in front of their neck to press the throat
A pizza that has toppings and flavors from Japan like fish, seaweed, or mayonnaise
An evergreen bush with small dark leaves and white flowers in loose groups often used for hedges
- NSFW
A militant group from Japan that carried out terrorist attacks in other countries
A pine tree from Japan and Korea with a wide, uneven crown often grown in gardens
A small tree from Japan with narrow leaves and groups of creamy white flowers grown for decoration
A tall evergreen tree from Japan with needle-like leaves in umbrella-like groups at twig tips
A small tree from East Asia that loses its leaves and has toxic sap used to make lacquer
- Archaic
A climbing plant from East Asia with hanging groups of purple or pink flowers
A hardy evergreen shrub or small tree with glossy dark green leaves used in gardens
A war between China and Japan from 1894 to 1895 that ended in a clear Japanese victory
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Japanese for a person comes from the country name Japan and the characters 日本, which mean 'origin of the sun' or 'land of the rising sun'. So a Japanese is someone who comes from that country.